Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Sport and Recreation. It is in relation to the Anglesea Bowling Club’s application for funding to assist with its redevelopment into a community-oriented acility. Plans for the club’s redevelopment have been going through a long process, including consultation with a number of community organisations as well as the three tiers of government. It…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to speak on the Parks Victoria annual report for 2011-12. From the outset, I state my objection, concern and extreme disappointment with the Napthine government’s recent decision to cut a further 60 staff from Parks Victoria, a decision that will have an enormously detrimental impact on the Victorian environment. Whether they are issues such as…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — Thanks to the federal Labor government, this year will forever be remembered as the beginning of one of Australia’s most significant social reforms in history, the national disability insurance scheme. This policy, like many other significant social reforms such as Medicare and superannuation, are the products of progressive Labor governments and indicative of the Australian Labor Party’s focus on improving the livelihood of all…